Patricia Ann Harris, BS is the Office Manager at the Center for Injury Research and Prevention and Center for Violence Prevention at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). Her responsibilities encompass managing CIRP general operations on a daily basis. She also serves as an advisor to leadership on Center process improvement initiatives.

Patricia Ann’s incredible organizational skills help in planning and executing the administrative needs of the Center and in making recommendations for operational changes based on Center needs. She works closely with various team members at the Center, such as the Managing Director for the Center for Child Injury Prevention Studies (CChIPS) in planning the scope and format of events, establishing and monitoring budgets, and reviewing event progress, and the Administrative Director in assisting with managing the budget for the Center for Violence Prevention. Patricia Ann also supervises the Center’s Resource Coordinator.

Prior to joining CIRP, she worked as an Executive Secretary in the Public Relations Department at CHOP and has been an employee for 21 years. She is well-versed and experienced in serving in multiple administrative roles.